The whirlwind romance of Lord Alfred Douglas and Oscar Wilde seemed like a fever dream at first—but it was more like a horror story.
Emily Dickinson was mysterious and infamously reluctant to publish her poetry. Her work has inspired generations of readers—but few know her dark history.
Sylvia Plath was a talented writer whose life was sadly cut short. While many people know about her tragic death, few know about her even darker history.
Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy is heralded as one of the greatest poems ever written—but what kind of mind conjures such demons?
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